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Albert B. Fall Papers: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Huntington Library staff; machine-readable finding aid encoded by Diann Benti in 2017. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2129 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2017 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved.

Albert B. Fall Papers: Finding Aid mssFA Boxes 1-109 1 Overview of the Collection Title: Albert B. Fall Papers Dates (inclusive): 1887-1941 Bulk dates: 1912-1923 Collection Number: mssFA Boxes 1-109 Creator: Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944. Extent: 55,000 pieces in 109 Boxes Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2129 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: This collection contains the papers of New Mexican Senator Albert B. Fall (1861-1944) consisting of letters and documents related to the following subjects: Fall's terms of office as senator for New Mexico (1912-21) and secretary of the Interior (1921-23), family affairs (1907-41); personal business (1912-23); politics and government (both in New Mexico and on a national level); New Mexico (especially land, water, forest, and mineral questions); Mexico; reclamation projects (especially the Colorado River Project and Elephant Butte Dam); Indian Affairs (particularly with the Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo tribes); and Alaska. Language: English. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Albert B. Fall Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Gift of Mahlon T. Everhart, Jr., 1952-1963. Biographical Note Albert B. Fall, senator from New Mexico (1912-21) and secretary of the Interior (1921-23), came to the West from his native Kentucky, entered the field of law, purchased a large cattle ranch, and entered New Mexico politics. He was one of the state's first senators and chairman of the Senate Subcommittee Investigating Mexican Affairs. As secretary of the Interior he concentrated his efforts on the development of the nation's resources, such as the controversy over Alaskan resources, the transfer from the Forestry Bureau to the Interior Department, the building of Boulder Dam, and the leasing of the Elk Hills (CA) and Teapot Dome (WY) Naval Oil Reserves. These oil leases ended his career and Fall, deemed guilty of having accepted a bribe, was sentenced to prison and died in 1944. Scope and Content This collection contains letters and documents related to the following subjects: Fall's terms of office as senator for New Mexico and secretary of the Interior (1912-23), family affairs (1907-41), and personal business (1912-23); politics and government (both in New Mexico and on a national level); New Mexico (especially land, water, forest, and mineral questions); Mexico (including the testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee Investigating Mexican Affairs); reclamation projects (especially the Colorado River Project and Elephant Butte Dam); Indian Affairs (particularly with the Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo tribes); Alaska. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Holm Olaf Bursum (31 pieces), Thomas Benton Catron (5), George Curry (20), Harry Micajah Daugherty (15), Henry Ossian Flipper (25), Warren Gamaliel Harding (25), Herbert Clark Hoover (10), Charles Evans Hughes (23), Franklin Knight Lane (24), (21), Henry Cabot Lodge (13), Stephen Tyng Mather (10), (10), (15). Supplementary 1984 finding aid (PDF version) Arrangement

Albert B. Fall Papers: Finding Aid mssFA Boxes 1-109 2 The collection is arranged in the following 4 series: • Personal Correspondence (Boxes 1-12) • Political Correspondence (Boxes 13-43) • Natural resources (Boxes 44-69) • Mexican affairs (Boxes 71-109) Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Subjects Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. United States. Department of the Interior. Cabinet officers -- United States -- Archives. Legislators -- United States -- Archives. Oil industries -- West (U.S.) , 1921-1920 -- History -- Sources. Indians of North America -- New Mexico. Natural resources -- West (U.S.) Conservation of natural resources -- West (U.S.) Water reuse -- New Mexico. New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950. Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920. United States -- Foreign relations -- Mexico. Mexico -- Foreign relations -- United States. New Mexico -- History -- 1848- -- Sources. Forms/Genres Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century. Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century. Alternate Authors Bursum, Holm Olaf. Catron, Thomas Benton, 1840-1921. Curry, George, 1861-1947. Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941. Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940. Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948. Lane, Franklin K. Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928. Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1930. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.

Papers Note See the "Additional Collection Guide" for a detailed index of correspondents and materials in the collection.

Albert B. Fall Papers: Finding Aid mssFA Boxes 1-109 3 Papers Personal correspondence

Personal correspondence

Box 1 Personal correspondence, A-Br Box 2 Personal correspondence, Bu-Cu Box 3 Personal correspondence, D-E Box 4 Personal correspondence, Fall (Appointments and invitations) Box 5 Personal correspondence, Fall (Automobile-Mining Properties) Box 6 Personal correspondence, Fall (Mining properties in Mexico-Westmoreland Apartments) Box 7 Personal correspondence, Fall, Anna-Fr Box 8 Personal correspondence, G-K Box 9 Personal correspondence, L-Par Box 10 Personal correspondence, Pat-Ta Box 11 Personal correspondence, Th-Tr Box 12 Personal correspondence, Tu-Z

Political correspondence

Box 13 Political correspondence, A-Br Box 14 Political correspondence, Ba-Bo Box 15 Political correspondence, Br-Cer Box 16 Political correspondence, Cat-Co Box 17 Political correspondence, Cr-Eg Box 18 Political correspondence, Elks-Fall (political appointments) Box 19 Political correspondence, Fall (political correspondence to Fall)-White House Conference Box 20 Political correspondence, Fallon-For Box 21 Political correspondence, Fow-Gra Box 22 Political correspondence, Gre-Haw Box 23 Political correspondence, Hay-Ho Box 24 Political correspondence, Hu-Ka Box 25 Political correspondence, Ke-Lem Box 26 Political correspondence, Lev-McT Box 27 Political correspondence, Ma-Moo Box 28 Political correspondence, Mor-New Mexico (Secretary of State) Box 29 Political correspondence, New Mexico (State politics)-New York Times Box 30 Political correspondence, New York World-Otero, E. M. Box 31 Political correspondence, Otero, M. R.-Po Box 32 Political correspondence, Pr-Rei Box 33 Political correspondence, Rep-Rey Box 34 Political correspondence, Ri-Ro Box 35 Political correspondence, Sa-Sal Box 36 Political correspondence, San-Sme Box 37 Political correspondence, Smi-Sz Box 38 Political correspondence, Ta-Tu Box 39 Political correspondence, Ty-United States Department of Justice Box 40 Political correspondence, United States Department of Labor-United States Post Office Department Box 41 Political correspondence, United States Public Health-United Staets Veterans' Bureau Box 42 Political correspondence, United States War Department-Wilson, Percy Box 43 Political correspondence, Woodrow Wilson

Natural resources

Box 44 Political correspondence, Win-Z; and Miscellaneous Correspondence, A-Z

Albert B. Fall Papers: Finding Aid mssFA Boxes 1-109 4 Papers Natural resources

Box 45 Natural Resources, A-Br Box 46 Natural Resources, Ba-Ca Box 47 Natural Resources, Ce-Co Box 48 Natural Resources, Cr-Ele Box 49 Natural Resources, El Paso-Fa Box 50 Natural Resources, Fe-Gam Box 51 Natural Resources, Gar-Hi Box 52 Natural Resources, Ho-Indian Depredation Box 53 Natural Resources, Indian Medical-Indians, Osage Box 54 Natural Resources, Indians, Pueblo-Land Grants Box 55 Natural Resources, Lang-Ma Box 56 Natural Resources, Me-National Forests (Alamo) Box 57 Natural Resources, National Forests (Carson)-National Parks (Mescalero) Box 58 Natural Resources, National Parks (Platt)-Oa Box 59 Natural Resources, Oil File, A-Cl Box 60 Natural Resources, Oil File, Co-N Box 61 Natural Resources, Oil File, O-Z Box 62 Natural Resources, Oil and Gas-Pr Box 63 Natural Resources, Pu-Ra Box 64 Natural Resources, Re-Roach Box 65 Natural Resources, Roads-Sa Box 66 Natural Resources, Sc-Su Box 67 Natural Resources, Ta-United States Breau of Reclamation Box 68 Natural Resources, United States Bureau of the Budget-United Staets Fish and Wildlife Service Box 69 Natural Resources, United States Forest Service-United States Office of Indian Affairs Box 70 Natural Resources, United States War Mineral-Z

Mexican affairs

Box 71 Mexican Affairs, A Box 72 Mexican Affairs, Ba-Bon Box 73 Mexican Affairs, Boo-Bul Box 74 Mexican Affairs, Bur-Cara Box 75 Mexican Affairs, Carl-Coll Box 76 Mexican Affairs, Colu-Cy Box 77 Mexican Affairs, D-Ec Box 78 Mexican Affairs, Ed-Fall (Lists of Casualties) Box 79 Mexican Affairs, Fall (Press Statements)-Fall (Speeches on Mexico) Box 80 Mexican Affairs, Fall, W. S.-Fu Box 81 Mexican Affairs, Ga-Gog Box 82 Mexican Affairs, Gom-Har Box 83 Mexican Affairs, Has-Hy Box 84 Mexican Affairs, Im-Jones, Gus Box 85 Mexican Affairs, Jones, Guy-La Box 86 Mexican Affairs, Le-Mai Box 87 Mexican Affairs, Man-Mexico (Finances) Box 88 Mexican Affairs, Mexico (Government)-Mor Box 89 Mexican Affairs, Mos-New York Times Box 90 Mexican Affairs, New York Tribune-Ol Box 91 Mexican Affairs, Om-Po Box 92 Mexican Affairs, Pr-Rober Box 93 Mexican Affairs, Robi-Shi Box 94 Mexican Affairs, Si-Sa Box 95 Mexican Affairs, Swe-Thomp Box 96 Mexican Affairs, Thoms-United States Congress (Lists of Witnesses)

Albert B. Fall Papers: Finding Aid mssFA Boxes 1-109 5 Papers Mexican affairs

Box 97 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Reports of…)-United States Congress (Subcommittee Subpoenas) Box 98 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Testimony, Volumes 1-7) Box 99 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Testimony, Volumes 8-20) Box 100 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Testimony, Volumes 21-28) Box 101 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Testimony, Volumes 29-43) Box 102 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Testimony, Volumes 44-59) Box 103 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Testimony, 2nd and 3rd series) Box 104 Mexican Affairs, United States Congress (Subcommittee Vouchers)-United States War Department Box 105 Mexican Affairs, Univ-Walker, G. Box 106 Mexican Affairs, Walker, H.-Wile Box 107 Mexican Affairs, Will-Z Box 108 Mexican Affairs, Lane File, A-G Box 109 Mexican Affairs, Lane File, H-Z

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